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{{Title|''Epoch''-class heavy carrier}}
{{Title|''Epoch''-class heavy carrier}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|HCW}}
{{Ship class infobox
{{New Content|[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]}}
{{Ship Class Infobox
|image=[[File:Fleet Battles - Epoch, painted.jpg|300px]]
|name=''Epoch''-class heavy carrier
|name=''Epoch''-class heavy carrier
|image=[[File:Enc22 SoTP Epoch.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=
|manufacturer=[[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]]{{Ref/Book|Id=warfleet|HWF|Page=40-41}}
|class=[[Carrier]]
|class=*[[Carrier]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
|role=Single-ship deployment
*[[Capital ship]]<ref>''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' - Campaign, p. 25</ref>
*Escort of other capital ships
|role=*Single-ship deployment{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
|length={{Convert|2563|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="canon fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-in-the-loop '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: In the Loop'']</ref>
*Support and interdiction{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
*Escort of other capital ships{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
|length={{Convert|2563|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Site|Id=canon fodder|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-in-the-loop|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - In the Loop|D=30|M=06|Y=2021}}
|width=
|width=
|height=
|height=
|mass=35 million metric tons{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|mass=
|power=[[Fusion reactor]]
|power=
|engine=[[Fusion drive]]
|engine=[[Fusion drive]]
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|navigation=
|navigation=
|hull=[[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battle plate]]
|hull=[[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battle plate]]
|armament=*1 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|56A2F9 light MAC]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|armament=*Light [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]
*2 [[Mark 15 Breakwater naval coilgun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*50mm [[M910 point defense network|M910 point-defense guns]]
*12 [[M66 Sentry autocannon]]s{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*Missile batteries
*20 [[Bident missile#M4020 Bident|M4020 Bident missile]] pods{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|complement=At least three [[D77-TC Pelican]]s
*70 [[Archer missiles#M58 Archer|M58 Archer missile]] pods{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|crew=
*12 [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*20 [[M810 Helix point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|complement=*800 [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
*36 [[dropship]]s{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
*24 [[space fighter]]s{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
|crew=1,300 sailors{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
|passengers=
|passengers=
|othersystems=
|othersystems=
|era=*[[Insurrection]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
|era=[[Human-Covenant War]]
*[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
|introduced=
|introduced=[[2475]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=127}}
|affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]]
|affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
}}
}}


The '''''Epoch''-class heavy carrier''' ([[hull classification symbol]]: '''CV''') is a [[UNSC carrier|warship class]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]].{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
The '''''Epoch''-class heavy carrier''' is a [[UNSC carrier|warship class]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]]. A ship of the line was assigned to [[Battlegroup Leviathan]] at some point during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="Tabletop">[http://www.spartangames.co.uk/spartan-games-is-to-produce-halo-tabletop-miniatures-games '''Spartan Games''': ''"Spartan Games is to produce Halo tabletop miniatures games"'']</ref>


==Overview==
==Specifications==
The heaviest variety of carrier in service behind only the immense supercarriers, the ''Epoch'' class' tonnage exceeds that of both the ''[[Poseidon-class light carrier|Poseidon]]'' and the ''[[Orion-class assault carrier|Orion]]'' classes.{{Ref/Note|With the release of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'', this has seemingly been retconned, with the ''Orion''-class listed as 40 million tonnes compared to the 35 million tonnes of an Epoch}} Often forming the core of most [[UNSC fleet]]s, the heavy carrier is capable of taking extreme damage in combat.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} It is one of the most lauded designs in [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]]'s fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
The heaviest variety of carrier in service, the ''Epoch'' class' tonnage exceeds that of both the ''[[Poseidon-class light carrier|Poseidon]]'' and the ''[[Orion-class assault carrier|Orion]]'' classes. Often playing a vital role in [[UNSC fleet]]s, the heavy carrier is capable of taking extreme damage in combat.<ref name="canon fodder"/>
 
===Design details===
Measuring 2,563 metres at its longest point, the ''Epoch'' continues the traditional carrier design with large slanted wings that run across the ship's length. It is roughly divided into three parts, making it reminiscent of the {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}}; however, as a military warship, it has been contracted and has the slab-sided, industrial feel of the UNSC. It has an open ventral hangar in the front, capable of holding a large complement of fighters and ground troops.
 
====Armament====
The ''Epoch''{{'}}s primary armament lies is its [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|56A2F9 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]], a rapid-fire variant of the MAC normally mounted on {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate|frigates}}. The ''Epoch'' often lent its firepower in coordinated volleys, despite the 56A2F9's intended use as a purely defensive weapon. The MAC is supplemented by two [[Mark 15 Breakwater naval coilgun]]s on the prow. To defend against fighters and smaller attack ships that usually break through its escorting battle group, the ship possesses twelve [[M66 Sentry autocannon]]s and [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s, although these are ineffective against larger [[Covenant]] warships. Supplementing the Ramparts are twenty [[M810 Helix point defense guns]]. Seventy [[Archer missile#M58 Archer|M58 Archer missile]] pods are fitted onto the hull for attacking strikecraft and larger ships, while a further twenty pods of [[Bident missile]]s are mounted on the wings. Although normally intended for use against other starships, the standard nuclear-pumped X-ray laser warhead can be replaced with kinetic rod bundles or fusion warheads ideal for surface bombardment.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
 
===Crew and Complement===
All ''Epoch''-class heavy carriers have an embarked complement of both aerospace and ground units, which are crucial to their operation in UNSC battle groups. Eight hundred UNSC Marines - a full [[battalion]] - are designed to be accommodated on these capital ships. Twelve hangars are also fitted, each of which holds three [[Pelican]] [[dropship]]s and two [[space fighter]]s. Spacecraft which are too large to be stored in these, such as the [[GA-TL1 Longsword#C709|C709 Longsword]], can dock to the ship using a series of clamps and access umbilicals. An ''Epoch''-class heavy carrier is capable of projecting UNSC naval power by dominating a planet's orbit, and then deploy its strike fighters and troop transports to high-value areas on the surface.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
 
1,300 naval personnel are needed to effectively man an ''Epoch''-class carrier. Like all UNSC carriers, their flight crews are made up of a combination of UNSC Navy and Marine Corps servicemen, which are administratively divided into 'blue' and 'green' sides, respectively. While working within the hangar and supporting flight operations, they wear colored jerseys to distinguish their occupation. For example, red is for ordnance handlers, white is for safety personnel, and green is for technicians.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
 
===Service history===
The ''Epoch''-class entered service in the [[UNSC Navy]] in [[2475]], prior to the outbreak of the [[Insurrection]]. It served as a lynchpin of the Navy's expeditionary forces throughout the conflict and well into the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} One ''Epoch''-class heavy carrier helped defend [[Alpha Corvi II]] from the Covenant on December [[2525]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=HCD1|HCD|Issue=1}} A ship of the line was assigned to [[Battlegroup Leviathan]] at some point during the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Tabletop|URL=http://www.spartangames.co.uk/spartan-games-is-to-produce-halo-tabletop-miniatures-games|Site=Spartan Games|Page=Spartan Games is to produce Halo tabletop miniatures games|D=30|M=03|Y=2015}}


==Ships of the line==
==Ships of the line==
*{{UNSCShip|Epoch}} – [[Wikipedia:Lead ship|Lead ship]] of the class<ref>[[Stephen Loftus]] on the [[Talk:Autumn-class heavy cruiser|''Autumn'' class' talk page]]</ref>
*{{UNSCShip|Epoch}} – [[Wikipedia:Lead ship|Lead ship]] of the class<ref>[[Stephen Loftus]] on the [[Talk:Autumn-class heavy cruiser|''Autumn'' class' talk page]]</ref>
*{{UNSCShip|Atlas}} - Conducted a funeral for the deceased participants of the [[Project ASTER|augmentation procedures]] on the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]].


==''Halo: Fleet Battles''==
==''Halo: Fleet Battles''==
{{Col-begin}}
===UNSC Epoch Heavy Carrier===
{{Col-2}}
*Cost: 175 points
===UNSC ''Epoch'' Heavy Carrier===
*Movement: 6"
This element includes a single ''Epoch''-class heavy carrier.
*Damage Track: 9 • 8 • 5
{{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships
*Build rating: 4
|Title=UNSC Epoch Heavy Carrier
*Hangars: 6
|ShipType=Capital Ship
*Boarding Craft: 3
|Size=Large
*Security detail: 4
|PTS=175
*System loadouts:
|Image=[[File:HFB EpochCarrier.png|x150px]]
**Carrier action (3)
|Movement=6
**Hard Burn (1")
|DamageTrack1=9
**Missile barrage
|DamageTrack2=8
**Point defense (5)
|DamageTrack3=5
**[[Titanium-A armor|Titanium armor]] (4)
|SysLoadout1=Carrier Action
*Primary weapon: Light MAC
|SysLoadout1Stat=3
**Range: 10/20"
|SysLoadout2=Hard Burn
**Weapon loadouts: MAC (1)
|SysLoadout2Stat=1"
**Firing arc: Forward
|SysLoadout3=Missile Barrage*
**Dice: 10
|SysLoadout3Stat=
*Secondary Weapon: Missile batteries
|SysLoadout4=Point Defence
**Range: 12/24"
|SysLoadout4Stat=5
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles
|SysLoadout5=Titanium Armour
**Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
|SysLoadout5Stat=4
**Dice: 12
|BuildRating=4
 
|Hangars=6
===UNSC Supported Epoch Heavy Carrier===
|BoardingCraft=3
*Cost: 190 points
|SecurityDetail=4
*Movement: 6"
|PrimaryWeaponName=Light MAC
*Damage Track: 10 • 8 • 5
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMin=10
*Build rating: 5
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMax=20
*Hangars: 6
|PrimaryWeaponLoadouts=MAC
*Boarding Craft: 3
|PrimaryWeaponCount=1
*Security detail: 5
|PrimaryWeaponArc=Forward
*System loadouts:
|PrimaryWeaponDice=10
**Carrier action (3)
|SecondaryWeaponName=Missile Batteries
**Hard Burn (1")
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMin=12
**Missile barrage
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMax=24
**Point defense (6)
|SecondaryWeaponLoadouts=Missiles
**Titanium armor (5)
|SecondaryWeaponCount=
*Primary weapon: Light MAC
|SecondaryWeaponArc=Forward or Port + Starboard
**Range: 10/20"
|SecondaryWeaponDice=12
**Weapon loadouts: MAC (1)
}}
**Firing arc: Forward
**Dice: 12
*Secondary Weapon: Missile batteries
**Range: 12/24"
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles
**Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
**Dice: 15


===UNSC Supported ''Epoch'' Heavy Carrier===
===UNSC Defended Epoch Heavy Carrier===
This element includes an ''Epoch''-class heavy carrier and one ''Paris''-class heavy frigate.
*Cost: 220 points
{{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships
*Movement: 6"
|Title=UNSC Epoch Heavy Carrier
*Damage Track: 10 8 • 6
|ShipType=Capital Ship
*Build rating: 5
|Size=Large
*Hangars: 6
|PTS=190
*Boarding Craft: 3
|Image=[[File:HFB EpochCarrier Supported.png|x150px]]
*Security detail: 5
|Movement=6
*System loadouts:
|DamageTrack1=10
**Carrier action (3)
|DamageTrack2=8
**Hard Burn (1")
|DamageTrack3=5
**Missile barrage
|SysLoadout1=Carrier Action
**Point defense (5)
|SysLoadout1Stat=3
**Titanium armor (6)
|SysLoadout2=Hard Burn
*Primary weapon: Light MACs
|SysLoadout2Stat=1"
**Range: 10/20"
|SysLoadout3=Missile Barrage*
**Weapon loadouts: MAC (2)
|SysLoadout3Stat=
**Firing arc: Forward
|SysLoadout4=Point Defence
**Dice: 15
|SysLoadout4Stat=6
*Secondary Weapon: Missile batteries
|SysLoadout5=Titanium Armour
**Range: 12/24"
|SysLoadout5Stat=5
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles
|BuildRating=5
**Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
|Hangars=6
**Dice: 15
|BoardingCraft=3
|SecurityDetail=5
|PrimaryWeaponName=Light MAC
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMin=10
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMax=20
|PrimaryWeaponLoadouts=MAC
|PrimaryWeaponCount=1
|PrimaryWeaponArc=Forward
|PrimaryWeaponDice=12
|SecondaryWeaponName=Missile Batteries
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMin=12
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMax=24
|SecondaryWeaponLoadouts=Missiles
|SecondaryWeaponCount=
|SecondaryWeaponArc=Forward or Port + Starboard
|SecondaryWeaponDice=15
}}
{{Col-2}}
===UNSC Defended ''Epoch'' Heavy Carrier===
This element includes an ''Epoch''-class heavy carrier and two ''Halberd''-class destroyers.
{{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships
|Title=UNSC Epoch Heavy Carrier
|ShipType=Capital Ship
|Size=Large
|PTS=220
|Image=[[File:HFB EpochCarrier Defended.png|x150px]]
|Movement=6
|DamageTrack1=10
|DamageTrack2=8
|DamageTrack3=6
|SysLoadout1=Carrier Action
|SysLoadout1Stat=3
|SysLoadout2=Hard Burn
|SysLoadout2Stat=1"
|SysLoadout3=Missile Barrage*
|SysLoadout3Stat=
|SysLoadout4=Point Defence
|SysLoadout4Stat=5
|SysLoadout5=Titanium Armour
|SysLoadout5Stat=6
|BuildRating=5
|Hangars=6
|BoardingCraft=3
|SecurityDetail=5
|PrimaryWeaponName=Light MAC
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMin=10
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMax=20
|PrimaryWeaponLoadouts=MAC
|PrimaryWeaponCount=2
|PrimaryWeaponArc=Forward
|PrimaryWeaponDice=15
|SecondaryWeaponName=Missile Batteries
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMin=12
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMax=24
|SecondaryWeaponLoadouts=Missiles
|SecondaryWeaponCount=
|SecondaryWeaponArc=Forward or Port + Starboard
|SecondaryWeaponDice=15
}}
{{Col-end}}


==Production notes==
==Trivia==
{{linkbox|gallery=yes}}
{{linkbox|gallery=yes}}
The ''Epoch''-class heavy carrier was created for ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''. Its design is based on concept art for ''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Halo Wars]]'', and ''[[Halo 4]]'', as well as concepts from [[Blur Studio]]. The carrier went through more revisions than any other ship designed for the game. The ''Epoch'' deliberately combines features from various UNSC ships to document a transition between wartime and post-war UNSC vessels. The general structure of the hull is clearly influenced by the {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}}, albeit with a more martial aesthetic. Its telescoping prow and overlapping armor panels are meant to evoke the contemporary ''[[Halcyon-class light cruiser|Halcyon]]'' and ''[[Marathon-class heavy cruiser|Marathon]]''-class cruisers, while its paneling and overall length foreshadow the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}
*The ''Epoch''-class heavy carrier was created for ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''. Its design is based on concept art for ''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Halo Wars]]'', and ''[[Halo 4]]'', as well as concepts from [[Blur Studio]]. The carrier went through more revisions than any other ship designed for the game. The ''Epoch'' deliberately combines features from various UNSC ships to document a transition between wartime and post-war UNSC vessels. The general structure of the hull is clearly influenced by the {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}}, albeit with a more martial aesthetic. Its telescoping prow and overlapping armor panels are meant to evoke the contemporary ''[[Halcyon-class light cruiser|Halcyon]]'' and ''[[Marathon-class heavy cruiser|Marathon]]''-class cruisers, while its paneling and overall length foreshadow the {{UNSCship|Infinity}}.<ref name="canon fodder"/>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===''Halo: Fall of Reach'' (comic)===
<gallery>
File:FoR_UNSC_Atlas.png|The UNSC ''Atlas'', an ''Epoch''-class carrier.
File:Atlas-funeral.jpg|The Spartan IIs attend a memorial service aboard the ''Atlas''.
File:Atlas-funeral2.jpg|The ''Atlas'' ejecting ash canisters into the void of space.
</gallery>
===''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series''===
<gallery>
File:Shrug.png|The UNSC ''Atlas'', an example of the ''Epoch''-class line. Note the variations in design due to artistic license.
File:TFoR-as-Atlas.jpg|The ''Atlas'' nearing a star in the [[Lambda Serpentis system]].
</gallery>
===''Halo: Fleet Battles''===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HFB CoverSketch Concept 1.jpg|Concept art for the ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' cover art, depicting an ''Epoch'' in combat with a {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}}.
File:HFB CoverSketch Concept 2.jpg|Another revision of the cover art.
File:HFB CoverSketch Concept 3.jpg|Another revision of the cover art.
File:HFB CoverSketch Concept 4.jpg|A further revision of the art, depicting an ''Epoch'' leading a fleet defending Reach.
File:HFB CoverSketch Concept 5.jpg|A later revision.
File:HFBEpochDetail.jpg|Detail of an ''Epoch''-class carrier for ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''.  
File:HFBEpochDetail.jpg|Detail of an ''Epoch''-class carrier for ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''.  
File:HFB Epoch LowerSide.png|Detail of the lower-front angles of the ''Epoch''.
File:Epoch-class heavy carrier.jpg|A model of the carrier
File:HFB Epoch UpperSide.png|Detail of the upper-front angles of the ''Epoch''.
File:Epoch-class heavy cruiser multiple angle.jpg|The ''Epoch''-class carrier viewed from multiple angles
File:Epoch-class heavy carrier.jpg|A model of the carrier.
File:Epoch overhead.jpg|An overhead view of the ship
File:HFB Epoch Angles.jpg|The ''Epoch''-class carrier viewed from multiple angles.
File:UNSC Capital Vessels (Spartan Games).jpg|A scale comparison of the ''Epoch'' class with other UNSC warships
File:Epoch overhead.jpg|An overhead view of the ship.
File:Epoch-class carrier views.jpg|More views of the carrier
File:HFBEpoch1.jpg|Detail of the ''Epoch''-class carrier with its ''Paris''-class frigate escorts.
File:HFB-Halberd&Epoch.png|An ''Epoch'' with a ''Halberd''-class destroyer
File:HFBEpoch2.png|An ''Epoch''-class carrier escorted by several ''Marathon''-class cruisers and ''Paris''-class frigates.
File:HFB-Lotsofships.png|An ''Epoch''-class carrier scaled against other UNSC and Covenant warships
File:UNSC Capital Vessels (Spartan Games).jpg|A scale comparison of the ''Epoch'' class with other UNSC warships.
File:HFB-Halberd&Epoch.png|An ''Epoch'' with a ''Halberd''-class destroyer.
File:HFB-Lotsofships.png|An ''Epoch''-class carrier scaled against other UNSC and Covenant warships.
File:Fleet Battles - Epoch, painted.jpg|The ''Epoch'' model in ''Fleet Battles''.
</gallery>
 
===Miscellaneous===
<gallery>
File:HCD-AlphaCorviIIholo3.png|An ''Epoch''-led battlegroup defends Alpha Corvi II against a Covenant armada.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Helljumper]]'' {{C|Flashback; interior only}}
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''
 
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
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